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General Harris

29765
Nominal GunsUnknownIORMAR
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorEast India Company
Launched1812IORMAR
How acquiredPurpose builtIORMAR
ShipyardRotherhithe - London - Surrey IORMAR
Constructor
Daniel BrentBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1764-1834
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CategoryMerchantIORMAR
Ship TypeEast IndiamanEICS
Sailing RigShip RiggedEICS
Last known1831IORMAR

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentIORMAR
Length of Gundeck165' 5 ½"Imperial Feet50.3047 
Length of Keel133' 7"Imperial Feet40.5438 
Breadth42' 6"Imperial Feet12.8778 
Burthen1,200Tons BM 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1812 - 1816
John A. CumberlegeBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1812-1816
Principal Managing Owner
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1816 - 1831/10/20
James SimsBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1812-1831
Principal Managing Owner
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1831/10/20 - 1831
Joseph ChristallBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1831
Owner
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3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
5.10.1812 - 7.10.1814Captain (HEIC)
Charles Elton PrescottBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1802-1814
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28.12.1814 - 7.5.1823Captain (HEIC)
George WelsteadBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1803-1823
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7.3.1826 - 4.5.1831Captain (HEIC)
Joseph StantonBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1826-1831
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Notes on Ship


EIC JournalIORMAR

Built by Brent, launched 1812, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 165ft 5½in, keel 133ft 7in, breadth 42ft 6in, wing transom 25ft 6in, port cell 29ft, waist 1ft 4in, between decks 6ft 5in & 6ft 4in, roundhouse 6ft 4in, ports 14 middle & 13 upper, deck range 97ft, 1200 tons.

Principal Managing Owners:

1-2 John A Cumberlege

3-9 James Sims.

Sold to Joseph Christall 20 Oct 1831 for £6600.

Voyages:

(1) 1812/3 Bombay and China. Capt Charles Elton Prescott. Portsmouth 24 Dec 1812 - 9 May 1813 Bombay - 18 Jul Penang - 7 Aug Malacca - 6 Sep Whampoa - 5 Jan 1814 Second Bar - 26 May St Helena - 6 Aug Downs.

(2) 1814/5 Madras and China. Capt George Welstead. Portsmouth 28 Feb 1815 - 11 Jul Madras - 8 Aug Penang - 9 Sep Malacca - 13 Oct Whampoa - 15 Jan 1816 Second Bar - 23 Mar St Helena - 10 May Downs.

(3) 1816/7 Bombay and China. Capt George Welstead. Downs 7 Jan 1817 - 31 Mar Cape - 31 May Bombay - 22 Dec Batavia - 22 Feb 1818 Whampoa - 16 Mar Second Bar - 27 Apr Penang - 10 Aug St Helena - 6 Oct Downs.

(4) 1818/9 China. Capt George Welstead. Portsmouth 5 Apr 1819 - 20 Jul Penang - 14 Oct Malacca - 24 Sep Singapore - 21 Oct Whampoa - 28 Jan 1820 Second Bar - 21 Apr St Helena - 20 Jun Downs.

(5) 1820/1 Madras and China. Capt George Welstead. Downs 14 Mar 1821 - 20 Jun Madras - 25 Aug Penang - 6 Sep Malacca - 29 Sep Singapore - 6 Nov Whampoa - 25 Jan 1822 Chumpee - 16 Mar Penang - 15 Jul Singapore - 2 Aug Whampoa - 30 Oct Second Bar - 3 Feb 1823 St Helena - 4 Apr Long Reach.

(6) 1823/4 St Helena, Benkulen and China. Capt George Welstead. Downs 15 Jan 1824 - 6 Mar St Helena - 31 May Benkulen - 12 Aug Penang - 5 Sep Singapore - 22 Oct Whampoa - 20 Dec Second Bar - 23 Mar 1825 St Helena - 16 May Downs.

(7) 1825/6 China. Capt Joseph Stanton. Downs 29 Apr 1826 - 16 Aug Whampoa - 29 Nov Second Bar - 20 Feb 1827 St Helena - 6 Apr Downs.

(8) 1827/8 St Helena, Bengal and China. Capt Joseph Stanton. Plymouth 29 Jan 1828 - 9 Apr St Helena - 28 Jun Saugor - 25 Sep Penang - 6 Oct Malacca - 11 Oct Singapore - 9 Nov Whampoa - 17 Jan 1829 Second Bar - 24 Apr St Helena - 17 Jun Downs.

(9) 1829/30 Bengal and China. Capt Joseph Stanton. Downs 15 Feb 1830 - 27 May Saugor - 20 Sep Whampoa - 29 Nov Second Bar - 10 Feb 1831 St Helena - 5 Apr Downs.



 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Monday 6th of July 2026 07:13

Portsmouth 23 December 1816: East India Shipping – The General Stewart, homeward-bound, was to sail from Bombay in three weeks after the Bombay. The Asia, country ship, was about to proceed from the same presidency for England. The Moira sailed from the Cape for England on the 19th of October. The ships Lord Eldon, Huddart, and Northumberland, arrived at Madras on the 6th of August. The ships Charles Grant, David Scott, Inglis, Essex, Marquis Camden, and Vansittart, sailed from Bombay to China the 22d of July; and the General Harris on the 1st of August; also the Rose and Streatham, for the Mauritius, on the 8th of August. The private ships Lowjee Family and Moffatt, arrived at Bombay from England on he 4th of June. [Hampshire Chronicle, 25 December 1815]


Posted by AvM on Monday 12th of May 2025 19:24

SHIPS OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
Rowan Hackman

GENERAL HARRIS. Ship. 1812-1832.
1283.40/94 bm 133'7 x 42'6 x 17'2
22.9.1812: Launched by Daniel & Samuel Brent, Rotherhithe, for John Altham Cumberledge. Captain Charles
Elton Prescott.
1) 24.12.1812 - 10.8.1814: Bombay and China
2) 28.2.1815 - 15.5.1816: Madras, Penang and China. Captain George Welstead.
3) 7.1.1817 - 11.10.1818: Bombay and China.
4) 4.4.1819 - 24.6.1820: Penang and China.
5) 14.3.1821 - 2.4.1823: Madras and China.
6) 15.1.1824 - 19.5.1825: St.Helena, Bencoolen and China.
Sold to James Sims.
7) 29.4.1826 - 8.4.1827: China direct. Captain Joseph Stanton.
8) 29.1.1828 - 18.6.1829: St.Helena and China.
9) 15.2.1830 - 7.4.1831: Bengal and China.
20.10.1831: Sold to Joseph Christall for breaking up.
1832: Register cancelled, demolition being completed


Posted by John Hendy on Monday 12th of May 2025 12:26

Hello, my 2x great grandfather sailed on the General Harris as EIC soldier on his way to St Helena, can someone let me know what is Second Bar and Downs on the voyages list. thankyou.


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